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Sinéad Cusack

Actor

Sinéad Cusack

Born February 18, 1948 in Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland55 films

Sinéad Moira Cusack (born February 18, 1948) is an Irish actress. Her first acting roles were at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, before moving to London in 1969 to join the Royal Shakespeare Company. She has won the Critics' Circle and Evening Standard Awards for her performance in Sebastian Barry's Our Lady of Sligo.

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Cusack has received two Tony Award nominations: once for Best Leading Actress in Much Ado About Nothing (1985), and again for Best Featured Actress in Rock 'n' Roll (2008). She has also received five Olivier Award nominations for As You Like (1981), The Maid's Tragedy (also 1981), The Taming of the Shrew (1983), Our Lady of Sligo (1998) and Rock 'n' Roll (2007). In 2020, she was listed at number 25 on The Irish Times' list of Ireland's greatest film actors.

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Essential films

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Filmography

55 films as actor
  1. TBADog & Bull
  2. TBAThe Last Days of Rabbit HayesMolly
  3. 2026The Three UrnsDeirdre
  4. 2024And Mrs.Lorraine
  5. 2024This Is Not An Attack On Your Parenting
  6. 2024National Theatre Live: People, Places and ThingsDoctor/Therapist/Mum
  7. 2023NapoleonLetizia Bonaparte
  8. 2018National Theatre Live: King LearKent
  9. 2018BeastPenelope
  10. 2015Queen & CountryGrace Rohan
  11. 2014Stonehearst AsylumMrs. Pike
  12. 2013The SeaAnna Morden
  13. 2012Wrath of the TitansClea
  14. 2009CracksMiss Nieven
  15. 2007A Room with a ViewMiss Lavish
  16. 2007Eastern PromisesHelen
  17. 2006The Tiger's TailOona O'Leary
  18. 2006V for VendettaDelia Surridge
  19. 2006MathildeWife of Col. De Petris
  20. 2005Summer SolsticeElfrida
  21. 2005The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan DoyleMary Doyle
  22. 2005DadSandy James
  23. 2003Winter SolsticeElfrida Phibbs
  24. 2003I Capture the CastleMrs Cotton
  25. 2001DreamKathleen
  26. 2000My Mother FrankFrances 'Frank' Kennedy
  27. 2000Passion of MindJessie
  28. 1998The NephewBrenda O'Boyce
  29. 1997Food for RavensJennie Lee
  30. 1996Stealing BeautyDiana Grayson
  31. 1995UncoveredMenchu
  32. 1994SparrowMatilde
  33. 1993Bad BehaviorEllie McAllister
  34. 1993The Cement GardenMother
  35. 1992God on the RocksEllie Marsh
  36. 1992Tales from HollywoodNelly Mann
  37. 1992WaterlandMary Crick
  38. 1989The Hen HouseLily
  39. 1989Venus PeterMiss Balsilbie
  40. 1988Rocket GibraltarAmanda 'Billi' Rockwell (as Sinead Cusack)
  41. 1985Cyrano de BergeracRoxanne
  42. 1980Twelfth NightOlivia
  43. 1977The KitchenMonique
  44. 1977The Last Remake of Beau GesteIsabel Geste
  45. 1975Love's Labour's LostRosaline
  46. 1974The Playboy of the Western WorldMargaret Flaherty (Pegeen Mike)
  47. 1973Horowitz in DublinLiz
  48. 1973The Eyes Have ItSally
  49. 1971RevengeRose
  50. 1970The Ballad of Tam LinRose
  51. 1970The Rise and Rise of Michael RimmerYvonne (Uncredited)
  52. 1970The Dolly SceneAnna
  53. 1970A Sound from the SeaCatherine
  54. 1970HoffmanMiss Smith
  55. 1969David CopperfieldEmily